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Ilocos Region

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Previous Next The Department of Agriculture-Regional Field Office I (DA-RFO I has already initially released hybrid and certified seeds good for 32,719 hectares out of the 192,167 hectares target area of the region this wet cropping season in support to the Rice Resiliency Project (RRP) under DA’s Plant, Plant, Plant Program. Ms. Analiza Ramos, Department continue reading : DA-RFO I starts releasing assistance to Ilocos farmers on free seeds under its RRP and cash assistance under FSRF

Previous Next Celebrating May as the Farmers’ and Fisherfolk’s month, employees of the Department of Agriculture-Regional Field Office I (DA-RFO I) led by Regional Executive Director Lucrecio R. Alviar, Jr. joined today the nationwide celebration together with the 16-DA Regional Field Offices in a livestream activity mirroring the event being held at the DA Main continue reading : DA-RFO I celebrates Farmers’ and Fisherfolk’s Month

Previous Next Transparency in the distribution of seeds and fertilizers. This was the objective of the Department of Agriculture Regional Field Office 1 (DA-RFO1) in deploying the Rice Resiliency Project(RRP) Information System which was recommended for adoption of other regional offices in the country for easier monitoring and profiling of recipients of the RRP. Taking continue reading : DA-RFO1 deploys RRP information system

Previous Next If there’s one thing the COVID-19 pandemic has clearly taught us this 2020 – that is, the importance of food. With the Department of Agriculture’s endless call for Filipinos to engage in urban and backyard farming, more individuals are visiting the research stations of the Department of Agriculture Regional Field Office 1 (DA-RFO1) continue reading : More individuals avail free seeds from DA Ilocos research stations

Previous Next When COVID–19 was declared as a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the government subsequently declared Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) in the entire Luzon area, a village up north remained calm and unfazed by the possible threat of food inadequacy as access to public market became a struggle. Unlike in other continue reading : AMIA village in Ilocos Norte weathers COVID-19 ECQ challenge with own food supply from the project

Previous Next In an effort to attain the 586,936 metric tons corn production target for CY 2020 in Ilocos region both in yellow and white corn, the Department of Agriculture-Regional Field Office I led by Regional Executive Director Lucrecio Alviar, Jr. encouraged corn farmers to engage in planting off-season corn with the distribution of OPV continue reading : DA distributes OPV corn seeds for off-season production

Previous Next On Friday (May 8, 2020) 15 farmer beneficiaries in Ilocos Sur received 85 heads of goat amounting to 1.28 million which is part of the Innovative Family Enterprise Development (IFED) Project of DA-RFO I under its goat production component. The activity which was conducted at ISPSC, Sta. Maria campus is a development project continue reading : Ilocos Sur farmers receive P1.28M Livestock project under IFED

Previous Next As of May 7, 2020 a total of 332.8 kgs of seeds, and 16,240 seedlings of assorted vegetables with a total worth of P3,341,734.50 has been distributed entire the Ilocos Region by the Department of Agriculture- Regional Field Office I thru the High Value Crops Development Program (HVCDP) as more people are encouraged continue reading : More individuals stepping in to support Urban Agriculture in Ilocos Region

Previous Next Wrapping up the region-wide consultation-dialogue for the Department of Agriculture’s implementation of the Rice Resiliency Project (RRP) in Region I, the final leg of the activity was held in Ilocos Sur on May 8, 2020 after the DA-RFO I RRP team has visited the provinces of Pangasinan, La Union, and Ilocos Norte for continue reading : DA’s Rice Resiliency Project region-wide consultation ends in Ilocos Sur

Previous Next Brgy. San Jose in Caba, La Union is an interior barangay which is seven kilometres away from the town proper. Basically an agricultural area with around 100 existing households, going to and from the town proper is almost impossible especially with the continuing implementation of the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) due to the continue reading : DA’s KADIWA on Wheels and DTI’s rolling store brings joy to Caba rural folks